advice,support please!!!!!
ok everyone. I am 7 days post op. I unfortunately
do not feel as wonderful as others have posted. As a
matter of fact I am feeling pretty darn crappy! Aside
from the pain, I get indigestion no matter what I put
in my mouth. Anyway, my real reason for this post is
it is so hard for me seeing others around me eating
the foods I love & knowing that I can’t have them!!!!
I may in the future, but for now I live life filled
with pudding, instant breakfast, yogurt & jello! It is
hell going in the freezer & seeing all of the food I
have in there that I didn’t get a chance to eat
before! I know that in the long run I made that right
decision but I am really wondering what I got myself into
July 24th, 2004 at 4:29 pm
I know exactly where you’re coming from. You’ll
be just fine. I thought the same thing myself when I
was about 1 wk post-op. I was not a happy camper. But
just keep in mind, what’s at the end of the tunnel,
and it’s all worth it! In another week or two it will
all be an afterthought.<br><br>I’m 7wks post-op and
now back to work, and I feel great! It didn’t happen
overnight, but I’m seeing the results and I am so excited,
about what it’s going to mean down the line.
<br><br>Take it slow, follow the doctors orders as close as
you can.<br><br>As the for the food in the house, get
rid of it! If you live alone, give it to family or
friends. If it’s not in the house you won’t think about it
everytime you open the refrig or freezer. If you have
family in the home, then do what I did. I have a
separate mini refrig in my room with all of my goodies, so
everytime I open it I know I can have anything in there. I
don’t even open the refrig in the
kitchen.<br><br>Anyway, enough from me. I wish you a speedy recovery.
THINK SLIM!!!
July 25th, 2004 at 3:11 am
I’m so happy you came through the surgery with no
problems. I have mine in 6 days. I am already mourning the
loss of food. I’ve read so many entries and journals
of WLS. I found that most of them didn’t post during
the immediate afterwards (most likely because they
did feel so crappy and had nothing good to say), but
most of them came back on line to say how great they
felt once they witnessed the weight loss and boost of
energy and going down in dress sizes, fitting into
normal shoes again, having a regular bath towel reach
the whole way around your body, etc….and finally,
the release of pain in your back, feet and knees and
the ability to sleep a normal night. I know I crave
these more than I do food. Just know that you are
almost to that better place. Keep us updated and I am
interested in how you feel throughout the days as well since
I almost there! I wish you a speedy recovery.
July 25th, 2004 at 8:32 am
It gets better and soon you wont be able to
remember just how crappy you felt. Im over a year out, and
there isnt anything I cant eat except real suggary
things. What the surgery6 has limited is how much and how
often I can eat. I too felt crappy for several weeks,
but now Im on cloud nine after losing 170 pounds. You
will do fine. Just wait and see…….God Bless,
Michelle
July 25th, 2004 at 7:13 pm
greeneyes,<br><br>I know right were you are
at…I was there about 6 weeks ago…It’s had with a
daughter in the house. My girl has all of her things that
she loves to eat and then there is my husband…he
would eat things I loved right in frount of me…he
would do it just to make me mad, and it worked. To tell
you the truth he has no room to do that since he is
so large. I’m hoping he will have this done next.
<br><br>Yes I felt crappy then and I still do at times now.
We just have to remember that this is a tool to help
us get were we need to be. I know it’s hard but I
love to get onto the scale now…I’m down 54 pounds
since May 31 and I can now sleep throu the night with
out the use of my CPAP so I know that I am getting
healthyer.<br><br>Your on the other side now give your self a pat on the
back for me! Now just take it one day at a
time…<br><br>Hugs,<br>Dorothy